John Gallagher Jr.
Birth Name:
John Howard Gallagher
Birth Place:
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack, Producer
Fast Facts
- Was nominated for a CinEuphoria Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Short Term 12" in 2014
- Made his Broadway debut in David Lindsay-Abaire's "Rabbit Hole" as an angst-ridden teen
- Made his screen acting debut in the TV movie "The Flamingo Rising" in 2001
- Quote: "Compassion and patience and understanding are massively important to me as a person․․․I think life gets a lot easier if you start looking at it that way and stop maybe holding grudges and being angry․ It takes less out of you at the end of the day․"
- Quote: "(On the best thing about being on Broadway): "Feeling like you are part of a community and being able to get up on stage in front of a new group of people every night to tell them a story․""
- Best known for his role as Timmy Burns in "Pieces of April" and as Jim Harper in "The Newsroom․"
- Has appeared on stage in productions of "Spring Awakening," "Rabbit Hole," and "American Idiot," among others
- Is also a musician and has been a member of the bands Not Now Murray, What Now, Annie's Autograph, and Old Springs Pike
- Wrote the play "Slainte," about a group of young, unemployed actors, which was read at the New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater program at Vassar College
Awards
- 2014CinEuphoria - Best Supporting Actor - International Competition:Nominated
- 2015OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2016Fright Meter Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated